{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Digging into the life of a PR Professional with Axios Communicators\u2019 Eleanor Hawkins","description":"They say communications \u2013 specifically public relations \u2013 is one of the more tactical, strategic, and yes, I\u2019ll admit, stressful jobs, you can have. Eleanor Hawkins would probably agree. A former PR professional, she is now a reporter for Axios covering the PR & communications industry. In her Axios Communicators newsletter, she tracks the biggest news items of the day and looks at them through a PR lens. On this episode of Press Profiles, we talk to Eleanor about some recent newsworthy events \u2013 President Trump\u2019s DEI rollback, the tragic crash of American Airlines flight 5342 in Washington DC, and even, the knockdown, drag out Hollywood PR battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni \u2013 and the role PR played in each event. It\u2019s an interesting conversation that pulls back the curtain on the industry. We also talk to Eleanor about her career journey, learning to write in Axios\u2019s signature \u201cSmart Brevity\u201d style, her go to restaurant in Alabama, and even her work with Cookie Monster. Yep, we cover all that and a whole lot more. ","author_name":"Press Profiles","author_url":"http:\/\/PressProfilesPodcast.com","html":"